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Run-down restrooms on Tybee Island now closed, city officials celebrate

Tybee Island officials celebrated the closing of run-down restrooms at Memorial Park on Monday afternoon with some swings with a sledgehammer.

Updated: 8:35 PM EDT Oct 31, 2016

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Run-down restrooms on Tybee Island now closed, city officials celebrate

Tybee Island officials celebrated the closing of run-down restrooms at Memorial Park on Monday afternoon with some swings with a sledgehammer.

Updated: 8:35 PM EDT Oct 31, 2016

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Run-down restrooms on Tybee Island now closed, city officials celebrate

Tybee Island officials celebrated the closing of run-down restrooms at Memorial Park on Monday afternoon with some swings with a sledgehammer.

Updated: 8:35 PM EDT Oct 31, 2016

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TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. —

Tybee Island officials celebrated the closing of run-down restrooms at Memorial Park on Monday afternoon with some swings with a sledgehammer.

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Mayor Jason Buelterman took the first swings to bring down the structure, which is officially expected to be demolished on Monday. The restrooms, which are located next to the volleyball court at Memorial Park, were built in 1979.

Tybee Island officials say Arentz General Contracting has accepted a bid to build new bathrooms in the same area, which will resemble the new bathrooms at North Beach. This project costs about $300,000 and will consist of restrooms and a water fountain. The project is expected to be complete in March.

"We took a hit with Matthew for sure but that’s not going to stop us from moving forward on continuing to make improvements to our community for our residence primarily in for the folks who come out and visit. This bathroom here at memorial park is been here for a long time, it’s badly in need of being replaced and we felt so strongly about that we decided to have a sledgehammer ceremony today,” said Mayor Jason Buelterman.

There are temporary restrooms at Memorial Park until the new facilities are complete.

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TYBEE ISLAND OFFICIALS
ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
FUTURE. TODAY THEY CELEBRATED
THE CLOSING OF A BATHROOM THEY
SAY IS RUN-DOWN AND DIRTY.
MAYOR JASON BUELTERMAN TOOK
THE FIRST SWINGS WITH A
SLEDGEHAMMER AT THE BATHROOM
AT MEMORIAL PARK...WHICH WAS
BUILT IN 1979.NOW THE CITY HAS
PLANS FOR NEW AND IMPROVED
BATHROOMS ...LIKE THE ONES ON
NORTH BEACH ....WHICH SHOULD
BE READY IN MARCH.
3
MAYOR JASON BUELTERMAN, CITY
OF TYBEE ISLAND TRT: 22 "WE
TOOK A HIT WITH MATTHEW FOR
SURE BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO
STOP US FROM MOVING FORWARD ON
CONTINUING TO MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR COMMUNITY
FOR OUR RESIDENCE PRIMARILY IN
FOR THE FOLKS WHO COME OUT AND
VISIT.THIS BATHROOM HERE AT
MEMORIAL PARK IS BEEN HERE FOR
A LONG TIME, IT'S BADLY IN
NEED OF BEING REPLACED AND WE
FELT SO STRONGLY ABOUT THAT WE
DECIDED TO HAVE A SLEDGEHAMMER
CEREMONY TODAY." IN THE
MEANTIME, THERE ARE TEMPORARY